Face recognition in Asperger syndrome: A study on EEG spectral power changes

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 492, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 84-88

  Yang, Han Hsuan ^a   Savostyanov, Alexander N ^b,c   Tsai, Arthur C ^b   Liou, Michelle ^b  

^a FO GUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; EEG; Emotional face recognition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; FACE RECOGNITION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; BRAIN WAVES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952070962     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.01.061     Document Type: Article

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